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I picked up a Cuisinart DLC-2ABC for hummus. It's a bit loud, but it's small and powerful. 3 cups, has chop and grind buttons.
I bought [this ](https://a.co/d/6b2fJuE) probably 10 years ago and loved it. It's small, easy to use and clean.
I have a 14 cup but I turn to the 3 cup pretty often. It can be found on [sale for often for under $20](https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0000645YM)
I like the Cuisinart Mini Prep Plus for small jobs - see them often at thrift stores
I’ve had this one for 15 years! Easy to clean too.
I have a 3 cup Cuisinart food processor. It works great for any kind of small chopping tasks.
What do you use a food processor for? 90% of my usage is for 2 things. Salsa and chopped nuts (for pad thai or baklava). I have the smallest 3 cup Cuisinart. For my salsa recipe it does require doing 2 batches, or baklava nuts needs multiple batches. I can't recall a situation where I wished for a bigger food processor. But, I also don't have situations where I am debating "I have to get the food processor out or I can do it by hand." I just grab the food processor. I will add per another commenter I do have a stand mixer, so I am not trying to use a food processor in situations where the stand mixer is better.
Our Cuisinart Mini Prep is 15 years old and going strong
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